Brassiere top



April 26, 1938. R. F. PECK BR'ASSIERE TOP Filed Aug. 29, 19:56

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Patented Apr. 26, 1938 nasssmna 'ror mini r. Peck, Minneapolis, Minn., Wlnget Kicker-nick Company.

Minn, a corporation assignto Minneapolis,

Application August 29, 1936. Serial No. 98,4!" p Claims.

My invention relates to ,brassiere tops and has for its object to provide a' brassiere top which may be separately worn but also winch-may be ilar front view of but without the worn in combination with a skirt portion, which shall be particularly comfortable in wear, which shall give requisite and adequate support for the breasts, which shall provide means to hold it correctly in position on the viform of the wearer, and

which shall eliminate any placket or side opening customarily employed and heretofore thought necessary in brassire tops.-

It is a particular object of my invention to provide a brassiere topwith fastening members embodyingin part .at least elastic material adapted to go to the back of the wearer under the brassiere top and to gether after the garment has been drawn over the upper part of the wearer's form and which thus will permit the brassiere top to be taken on and off without I the need of any opening or placket either at the side or back of the brassiere top.

It is also an object of my invention to provide the separate holding devices above referred to at the back of the garment and to be beneath the baclsof the brassiere top when worn and to have the effect of causing the busts in a proper position so as to overcome their sagging or hanging-down tendency. I

My invention accomplishes these results either in a separate brassiere top or in a combination garment,- not only with the above stated advantages as to elimination of all plackets or openings which require to be fastened with buttons or snaps, and which enables the brassiere top to hold the busts properly positioned, but also gives a combination garment which will be accurately form-fitting in its upper the skirt portion will hang effectively either 'di- ,rectly from the upper portion of the brassiere top or from a waistband connection therewith.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear in connection with the detailed description thereof. and the novel features are particularly pointed out in the claims. 7

In the drawing. illustrating an application of my invention in one form.-

Fig. 1 is a rear view of a combination garment embodying the improvement of my invention as it appears on a feminine figure. Fig. 2 is a'simsuch a garment. Fig. 3 illustrates the brassiere-top in position on the form of a wearer in combination with a waist portion skirt portion directly formed therewith. Fig.

be separated and secured tobrassiere top to hold the portion and from which 1 i illustrates the brassiere top shown in Fig. 3 when turned inside out an from a back view. Fig. 5 is a sectionthroughthe gar:

ment taken in the plane,through the busts and the rear fastening members. Fig.6 illustrates in' plan or pattern form the parts of the garment which are united with the bust the back support for the brassiere top. Fig. 7 shows such a support made of tapes only. Fig. 8 is a detail view of the back supporter members. As illustrated, the brassiere top embodies rear forms to provide sections I0 and -II, as in Fig.- 1, or a single rear 1.

section I! as in Fig. 4; also front section pieces l3 and H as in Fig. 2, which may beunitedwith an angular member I! connected with the portion It as in Fig. 2 or which may embody a single front member I] as in Figs. 3 and 4. Unitedwlth or H of Fig. 3, are v I of net or other desired material an? of well-known construction. v

Secured to the sides of the bust forms l8, l9 are supporting members 2| and ll of the general substantially triangular shape shown in Fig. 6. These members are independent of the body of the brassiere top and are set under the brassiere top as indicated in dotted lines at 22 in Fig. 1, at 23 in Fig. 2 and at 24 in Fig. 3. .The edges and 26 of members 20 and the bust forms are curved as shown. The short edges 21 and 28 of members 20 and ii are at the top and the long edges 2! and 30 are at the bot-' tom. In place of the united members It and 2! tapes or .a continuous tape having a long base portion ii and shorter top portions 32 and '33 may be employed in which the longer tape portion ll will encircle the body of the wearer. being secured to the bust form proper in the area indicated at 34 within the dotted lines of angular member II, and the'tape portions I! and ll being secured to the top sides of the brassiere tops I! and II at the point shown in dotted lines at the -;|oinder of the upper dotted lines shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. v y 4 1 In the form of supporting members illustrated in Fig. 6 elastic tapes ll and l. are secured to the pointed ends in Fig. 6, where the back of the brassiere top is broken away in Fig. 1-. and also in Fig. 4. The fold of elastic tape SI and the corresponding end 31 oi the tape members ll, 32' (which also are preferably of elastic material) is provided with a flat eye-piece 3! having a slotted eye 40 open-atone edge as indicated at 4|. The loop of the fold II is slipped down through the opening I into the eye slot ll when the garment is sethe front portions l3, it, I! of Fig. 2," bust forms It; and is formed,

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1| which are attached to' ofm'embers ll and 2|,as shown II under the brassiere top formed of portions ll,

H, II and II, or it and I1 is such that when the loops are united by means of the fiat eyepiece the elastic members will be somewhat stretched and will hold the supporting members through II or, as tapes, 3|, 3!, II, under tension on the body. Because of the connections of these supporting members with bust forms it and it there will result a holding of the bust forms firmly in fixed position so as to resist any tendany sort. It is thus particularly adapted to proency of the weight of the busts in said bust forms to sag or hang down. In other words, the brassiere top will be firmly and suitably held about the form of the wearer. and at the same time no placket or opening anywhere along the brassiere top either at the sides or at the back will be employed. The garment, whether a combination garment as in Figs. 1 and 2 or a brassiere top only as in Figs. 3 and 4 will be supported from the shoulders of the wearer in a well-known manner by straps ll and-ll.

The advantages of my invention have been given in the detailed description heretofore presented. While providing a brassiere top adapted to hold the bust forms very firmly in position to give adequate support to the busts therein, there is no placket or opening in the brassiere top and no pulling or lines from the fastening of such a placket, and the entire garment all about the body is smooth and free from folds or lines of vide a foundation for outer garments of a thin and sheer character. At the same time the garment is easily removed from the form of the wearer, and, hence, is convenient in use.

I claim:

1. A slip embodying brassiere top having bust forms and having no plackets or openings to be fastened together for putting the garment on and off, a pair of substantialLv triangular members .each embodying a wide curved edge sewed to an outer edge of one of the bust forms and adapted to encircle the sides and back inside of the bras-.

siere to'p'and waist portion, and means for removably attaching the free ends of said members under the brassiere top.

2. A slip embodying brassiere top having bust forms and having no plackets or openings to be fastened together for putting the garment on and off, a pair of substantially triangular members each embodying a wide curved edge sewed to an outer edge of one of the bust forms and having the long bottom edges adapted to encircle the side and back portions of the body of the wearer in a plane substantiallynormal to the axis of the body inside the brassiere top and waist portion, and means for removably attaching the free ends of said members under the body of the brassiere top.

3. A brassiere top having bust forms and having no plackets or openings to be fastened together for putting the garment on and off, straps for holding the same suspended from the shoulders, a pair of members having spaced points of attachment with the bust forms and extending under the brassiere top to the center of the back, said members each including elastic material, and means for removably attaching the free ends of said members under the body of the brassiere top at the back so as to hold the. bust forms firmly under distributed tension.

4. In a form-fitting slip of non-elastic material, a brassiere top having bust forms and having no plackets or openings to be fastened together for putting the garment on and oil, a back portion to the garment, straps connected with the bust forms and with said back portion for holding the garment suspended from the shoulders, non-elastic members directly connected with said bust forms and underlying the back, and means removably securing said nonielastic members together to hold the bust forms firmly under distributed tension.

5. In a form-fitting slip of non-elastic material, a brassiere top having bust forms and having no plackets or openings to be fastened together'for putting the garment on and oil, a back portion to the garment, straps connected .with the bust forms and with said back portion for holding the garment suspended from the shoulders, non-elastic members directly connected with said bust forms and underlying the back, and means including short sections of elastic tape removably' securing said non-elastic members together to hold the bust forms firmly under distributed tension.

,50 RUTH F. PECK. 

